Screen for pocket-windows.



EDMUND H. LUNKEN, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

scnnnn ron POCKETJNINDOWS.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

Application filed May 23, 1916; Serial No. 99,304.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND H. LUNKEN, a citizen of the United States,anda resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Screens forPocketindows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the-accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis specification.

lily invention relates to screens for use in pocket windows of the typewherein the sashes are slidable in the frame. of the win-' dow and thepocket is located' above the window opening and is of Stii'llClGIit sizeto receive both sashes. The building or a pocket in the walls of abuilding is a simple operation unless the pocket is too deep forstandard construction. very convenient to have a pocket above a windowopening within which th'e'window screens may be pushed, still toallow'for two sliding screens in a wall pocket as well as two sashes ofstandardlthickness,and the parting strips of the side-sash rails,

takes up more space than standard coninner and mounting it in the wallpocket during the winter months should be provided to get the fullusefulness out of a wall pocket. 7

It is accordingly my object to provide a screen for pocket windows whichis quickly and easily mountable in the window opening, and which hasmeans of being supported in the pocket, during the winter months, in thepocket space usually employed for the lower sliding sash of the window,whereby said screen may be stored in the pocket ofthe window frame whereit is to be used during the warmer months of the year. The structure ofthe screen so as to enable it to be easilyand quickly put inplace andheld in position for use is one ofthe particular objects of my inventionand also it is my object to provide for adjustment of the screen in thewindow opening so as to Thus while it is' allow for unexpectedvariations in size of the window openings.

These objects and other advantages tobe noted I" accomplishby that,certain con struction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter morespecifically pointed out and claimed.

i In the drawing, Figure l is a fragmentary perspective View of thescreen.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through a window showing thearrangement for storing the screen.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section through the adjusting device forthetop of the screen.

Fig. 4 is a view on a larger scale of the upper portion of Fig. 2; Fig;5 is a detail perspective of "one-of the retaining plates for holdingthe screen in" the pocket of a window. Y

' The window frame has the usual side rails- 1, 1, forthe slidingsashes. These rails extend' up into the pocket '2 and have the necessaryparting strip 3 between thetwo sashes 4t and 5. Thepock-et isofasi'Ze toreceive the sashes, but it is not large enough to receive also a pair ofsliding screens for the reason above expressed, that to make it sowould" require a modified construction that would changethe' wholestructure of the house, from standard to special constructionf' Mountedon the side rails in the window; opening are'two angle iron-stripshaving one portion 6 lying along the rails and the other portion orflange, 7 extending laterally into the window opening. At the base,this. flange 7 is bent out along the sill 8 of the window frame and thenupwardly at 9 to form a channel for engaging the lower cor-' nor of thescreen. The flanges 7 have also suitable apertures 7 in their upper endsfor mounting the screens.

The screens are in two sections, the upper 10, and the lower 11. Therearehinges 12, 12, to join the two screens together, and these arepreferably mounted so as to bring the abutting edges of the two screensso close together that they will not leave a gap between the screens. Onthe top of the screen 10 for the upperpart of the window. is mounted aplate 13' which'is slotted at 14 to receive screws 15 that screw intothe upperp'railof the said screen. This plate has mountedon it thesliding pins 16 which l lo are adapted to'slide into engagement with theholes or'apertures 7 in the upper end of the angle iron member '7 abovemen tioned. The loosening of the screws 15 will result in allowing thisplate 13 to be adjusted on the top of the upper screen a distance equalto the length of the slots 14 said plate.

The hinges on the two screen members are provided with a specialpintle17 which has a return bend 18 on its inner endand the shank of which isquite long so as to permit of the moving outward of the outer endwithout separating the hinge members. There is also formed a suitablestop l7 on the pintle to prevent its removal.

As so constructed, the screens are mounted in the window as follows. Theupper screen member is secured in the apertures in the angle iron stripby pushing the two pins 16 on the plate 13 into said apertures. Sincethe screen is hinged at the middle it can be swung outwardly from thewindow and the lower edge of the lower screen member dropped in behindthe tongues or bends 9, thereby securely seating the lower screen memberin the channel formed by said tongues. The hinged portion of the screensare then drawn up against the angle iron flange '7, by means ofthehandles formed on the hinge pintles as above noted, and the said pintlesare then moved outwardly and the ends brought over the inside of thesaid flange 7.

Ifthe lower end of the lower screen does not properly seat at the baseas above noted, the plate 13 is adjusted, by loosening the screws andallowing the screen to be raised or lowered with regard to said plateuntil it is properly seated at the base. The screen is then not onlysecurely held in the window so as to protect the entire opening, but itis also locked on the inside by means of the hinge pintles, therebypreventing access to the inside of the window from the outside.

The screen may be opened to gain access through thewindow by sliding thepintles from locking position, lifting the lower screen out of thechannel in which it is seated. By pressing the screens outwardly andraising with the hinge handles the lower corners are lifted out of theangles 9.

For removing the screen, one of the pins at the top is drawn out ofengagement, the hinge pintles released and the screen raised out of thelower channel. The screen may then be tipped out at the top and allowedto flex outwardly at the middle with the lower edge of the screen heldagainst the sill angle 9. The operator may then grasp the partly foldedscreens at the middle and bring them sidewise into the inside of thewindow.

On the outside of the lower screen are two headed pins 19. Set flush inthe front wall of the pocket, near the window opening, are

two socket plates 20, having slots 21 larger than the heads of the pins,and preferably an elongated narrow slot at the base. In the top of thepocket is formed a channel to receive the top of the folded screens, bymeans preferably of a strip 22 screwed to the pocket top.

For mounting the screens in the pocket, therefore, they are foldedtogether and pushed up into the pocket till their upper ends seat in thechannel above mentioned. The pin heads are then moved into the holes inthe socket plates, and the screens allowed to settle down, with the pinssecurely held in the said holes, or lower end of the narrow slots.

The screen as so mounted can remain over the winter, unless it isdesired to raise the lower window sash into the pocket. This not usuallydesired in the winter, and accordingly the screen is not in the way ofthe usual winter use of the window. The position of the screen at thefront of the pocket acts as a stop for the lower sash, as its top railwill contact with the lower edge of the bundle of screens, therebypreventing the wedging of the sash and screens together by a carelessraising of the lower sash.

It would, of course, be much simpler to provide a sliding screen in apocket window and simply slide the screens up into the pocket when notin use, but as explained at length above, this is not practical. Thescreen pro vided by me as above described, is therefore not of thesliding type, as thistype is difficult of removal, particularly if thereare two sliding screens as are necessary in a pocket window where theprotection of the entire window opening is called for at times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a window having an opening, a sash, and a sashreceiving pocket above said opening, a screen for said openingcomprising screen members hinged together, means for supporting saidscreen in the window opening, and means on the screen and in the sashpocket for holding the screens within said pocket and free of the windowsash for purposes of winter storage.

2. A screen for pocket windows of the character described, comprisingscreen members hinged together and. adapted to fill the window openingwhen unfolded, and to fit the pocket of said window when folded, andmeans on the screens and in the pocket portion of the window forsupporting said screens within the pocket, said means comprising achannel or socket therefor at the upper endof the pocket, pins on thescreens and sockets in the lower portion of the pocket to receive saidpins.

3. In a pocket window, a window frame having a window opening and apocket above it, a plurality of sliding sashes, a plurality of screensconnected together and of the size of said sashes, means to retain thescreens in the window opening, and means to retain them at the top andadjacent the orifice of the pocket in the place occupied by one of thewindow sashes.

4. In a window screen to completely screen a window opening, thecombination with an abutment strip in the window opening, of a screenmember, means thereon for suspending said member at the upper end of thewindow, means for adjusting the screen on said supporting means, andmeans for retaining the screen against the strip.

5. In a window screen to completely screen a window opening, a pluralityof screen members hinged together, means for pivotally mounting theupper screen member to the window, means on the window engaging thelower end of the lower screen member, and means for locking the twoscreens against the window frame.

6. In a window screen, a plurality of screen members, means for pivotingthe top member in a window opening, hinges for hinging the screenstogether, pintles for the hinges, means for holding the lower screen tothe base of the window, said pintles being movable laterally in thehinges, for the purpose described.

7. In a window screen, a plurality of screen members pivoted together,means for detachably pivoting the top member in a window frame, achannel forming member for seating the bottom member of the screen, andmeans for locking the screens to the window adjacent their pivot point.

8. In a window screen, a plurality of screen members, means fordetachably piv oting the top member in a window frame, a channel formingmember for seating the bottom'member of the screen, and means forlocking the screens to the window adjacent their pivot point, said meanscomprising sliding pins, and a flange in the window over which said pinsare to be engaged.

EDMUND H. LUNKEN.

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